Black belts awarded in taekwondo
Four Woy Woy taekwondo students have been have received first dan black belts in a recent grading.
The grading went well over four hours where all four members where pushed to their limits in technique and physical training, according to Mr Gary King, head instructor at Extreme Martial Arts and Fitness Centre in Woy Woy.
Mr King said all four taekwondo students passed with flying colours including Heather Greig, Mathew Greig, Evan Divet and Peter Zessin.
"The students are all locals and have been training for more than five years each," Mr King said.
Meanwhile, Mr King began the start of his grading to a fifth Dan Black Belt involving intensive hours of technical training with master instructor Mr Jamie Moore from Queensland.
Mr King and several black belts travelled to the Sunshine Coast to complete his grading and also start preparations for the next World Championships to be held in Korea in July next year.
He trained for several hours with two masters and eight international instructors to complete his grading that included fundamentals, sparring, breaking, self-defence and theory along with many other aspects of being an international instructor.
The Woy Woy instructor passed and is now the highest ranking black belt for Authentic taekwondo in NSW and an international instructor for the International Taekwondo Federation.
Mr King, along with black belts Penny Childs and Heather Greig, were selected to compete in the next Australian team squad training.
"Selections are next year but this is the first step," Mr King said.
"Joining me next year will be students Luke Watson and Jason Hair who also will compete in the selections."
Mr King has also been given the honour of coaching the Australian squad once again after the success of the last World Championships held in England in 2007.
Press release, 25 Nov 2009
Gary King, Extreme Martial Arts